A western remake of the 1950 crime drama "The Asphalt Jungle." In 1898, Peter 'The Dutchman' Van Hoek (Ladd) and John McBain (Borgnine) are released from Yuma state prison. Both wind up in Prescott, Arizona where the Dutchman is unwelcome since the mining engineer was framed and sent to the pen by gold mine owner Cyril Lounsberry (Smith). McBain wants to go straight but is drawn into the Dutchman's revenge scheme.